Ranked from NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals
Highest Cooling Demand in West Virginia
Cooling degree days are the mirror of heating degree days: how far and how long the temperature sits above 65°F. In the counties at the top of this list, cooling is the largest single line on the summer electricity bill. Figures are NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals from the weather station nearest each county seat, so they describe a thirty-year average rather than any single year.
West Virginia ranked
| # | County | Cooling degree days | Summer high | Monthly to own |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Logan County | 1,420 | 88.6°F | $959 |
| 2 | Cabell County | 1,404 | 88.5°F | $1,358 |
| 3 | Mingo County | 1,397 | 88.6°F | $835 |
| 4 | Wayne County | 1,234 | 86.4°F | $1,116 |
| 5 | Boone County | 1,216 | 87.2°F | $884 |
| 6 | Lincoln County | 1,196 | 88.3°F | $964 |
| 7 | Wirt County | 1,179 | 86.6°F | $1,036 |
| 8 | Wood County | 1,179 | 86.6°F | $1,338 |
| 9 | Clay County | 1,162 | 86.0°F | $978 |
| 10 | Kanawha County | 1,162 | 86.0°F | $1,211 |
| 11 | Putnam County | 1,154 | 87.0°F | $1,768 |
| 12 | Jackson County | 1,109 | 88.3°F | $1,338 |
| 13 | Grant County | 1,060 | 88.5°F | $1,398 |
| 14 | Hardy County | 1,060 | 88.5°F | $1,349 |
| 15 | Barbour County | 1,028 | 85.5°F | $1,119 |
| 16 | Summers County | 1,028 | 85.4°F | $1,107 |
| 17 | Berkeley County | 1,013 | 86.9°F | $2,004 |
| 18 | Jefferson County | 1,013 | 86.9°F | $2,553 |
| 19 | Braxton County | 961 | 84.9°F | $983 |
| 20 | Calhoun County | 947 | 85.8°F | $1,012 |
| 21 | Gilmer County | 943 | 85.2°F | $823 |
| 22 | Monongalia County | 930 | 84.4°F | $2,036 |
| 23 | Mineral County | 907 | 88.6°F | $1,508 |
| 24 | Pleasants County | 902 | 84.3°F | $1,159 |
| 25 | Marion County | 897 | 83.6°F | $1,413 |
| 26 | Harrison County | 892 | 85.1°F | $1,364 |
| 27 | Wyoming County | 892 | 83.4°F | $784 |
| 28 | Lewis County | 875 | 84.5°F | $1,193 |
| 29 | Marshall County | 861 | 85.8°F | $1,220 |
| 30 | Doddridge County | 858 | 84.8°F | $1,364 |
| 31 | Hampshire County | 853 | 86.3°F | $1,663 |
| 32 | Ritchie County | 844 | 84.4°F | $1,010 |
| 33 | Mason County | 812 | 84.8°F | $1,140 |
| 34 | Hancock County | 804 | 83.6°F | $1,094 |
| 35 | Morgan County | 800 | 85.1°F | $1,820 |
| 36 | Brooke County | 782 | 82.9°F | $1,143 |
| 37 | Ohio County | 782 | 82.9°F | $1,418 |
| 38 | Roane County | 749 | 83.3°F | $1,086 |
| 39 | Tyler County | 732 | 84.1°F | $1,034 |
| 40 | Monroe County | 724 | 84.1°F | $1,267 |
| 41 | Wetzel County | 667 | 84.1°F | $974 |
| 42 | Fayette County | 639 | 81.3°F | $986 |
| 43 | Pendleton County | 635 | 84.3°F | $1,477 |
| 44 | Randolph County | 617 | 83.2°F | $1,198 |
| 45 | Upshur County | 605 | 79.7°F | $1,365 |
| 46 | Taylor County | 600 | 81.2°F | $1,258 |
| 47 | Nicholas County | 593 | 81.4°F | $1,041 |
| 48 | Greenbrier County | 563 | 82.4°F | $1,196 |
| 49 | Webster County | 547 | 82.7°F | $778 |
| 50 | McDowell County | 536 | 78.9°F | $583 |
| 51 | Mercer County | 536 | 78.9°F | $1,074 |
| 52 | Raleigh County | 351 | 79.1°F | $1,246 |
| 53 | Preston County | 276 | 76.7°F | $1,349 |
| 54 | Tucker County | 154 | 74.1°F | $1,242 |
| 55 | Pocahontas County | 57 | 69.8°F | $1,200 |
Every figure is modelled on the county's own median home with 20% down at 7.03%. Property tax and electricity are county and state specific; homeowners insurance uses the NAIC average premium for that state, which ranges from 0.16% of home value in Hawaii to 1.16% in Oklahoma. Maintenance and water are national estimates. Full methodology.
Nationwide
Highest Cooling Demand across all 3,133 US counties · Every county in West Virginia